Ecclesiastes

[Pressing_On]

Just one verse at a time...

Ecclesiastes 1:1-
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

 

[BeckaMarie]

Ecclesiastes 1:2

"Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "utterly meaningless!"

 

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Ecclesiastes 1:3

What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

 

[barb754]

Ecclesiastes 1:4 (KJV) One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

 

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1:5
The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.

 

[worldwatcher]

Ecclesiastes 1:6
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:7 (KJV) All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

 

[worldwatcher]

Ecclesiastes 1:8
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

 

[barb754]

Ecclesiastes 1:10 (KJV) Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

 

[kelco]

Ecc 1:10 Is there anything of which one can say,
"Look! This is something new"?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:11 (KJV) There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

 

[barb754]

Ecclesiastes 1:12 (KJV) I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:13 (KJV) And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:14 (KJV) I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

 

[Pressing_On]

Ecclesiastes 1:15 (NIV)

What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:16 (KJV) I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

 

[barb754]

Ecclesiastes 1:17 (KJV) And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

 

[doc329]

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (KJV) For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

 

[kayd1966]

[bible]ecclesiastes 2:1[/bible]